According to Maya legend, December 21, 2012, will mark the
end of the world as we know it. Is it myth . . . or will
their prediction become reality? Archaeologist Lina Taylor
has devoted her life to studying ancient Maya artifacts,
splitting her time between digs in South America and the
classroom teaching college students. But the professor's
structured, academic life is about to spin out of control.
Some extremely valuable and important Maya artifacts have
gone missing. Are the culprits fanatics determined to create
chaos and usher in annihilation? Helping out a friend,
former immigration and customs enforcement officer Hunter
Johnston is determined to recover the missing pieces and he
needs Lina's help. A man used to calling the shots and
working alone, he isn't comfortable letting anyone get
close, especially a beautiful and brainy woman like Lina.
His gift for reading people tells him there's a lot going on
below that professional exterior, and he's more than a
little curious to probe her depths. Burying herself in her
work, Lina's had little experience handling men, especially
one as fascinating and exasperating as the secretive,
headstrong Hunter. A devoted archaeologist, she has the
skill to excavate those protective layers all the way to his
core. But finding the missing artifacts is only the
beginning of a mystery that will plunge these unlikely
partners into adventure, romance, and danger more thrilling,
sensual, and deadly than either of them knows. . . .